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What’s keeping you up at night? How to optimize your sleep and what happens if you don’t

There’s nothing worse than tossing and turning all night then feeling groggy with low energy the next day. Sleep plays a crucial role in living a healthy day-to-day life. Getting high-quality sleep helps promote good physical and mental health, and while you sleep your brain is working to support and maintain these functions. During sleep, your brain is also forming new neurological pathways to help you learn, grow and retain memories.

Causes

There is a multitude of factors that can affect your sleeping patterns and patterns tend to vary from person to person. Some influential factors include:

Stress and anxiety: If there are any stressors or events in your life cause anxiety this can keep you up at night.

Type of mattress: The kind of mattress you use is the catalyst for a good night sleep. If the support doesn’t fit your personal needs it can significantly affect your sleep.

Pillows: While it seems like a minor detail, if your pillow is not comfortable and does not fit your sleeping needs it can keep you up at night tossing and turning.

Excess noise: This along with other environmental factors like temperature and lighting can influence sleep quality.

Sleep has a huge influence on how you live your daily life. It can impact your body in both a positive and negative way. Enough sleep helps with weight maintenance, maximizes your problem-solving skills, boosts your immune system and enhances your memory. However, not enough sleep can cause a decrease in productivity, lower standards of physical health, heavily impact mental health and much more, depending on the severity of sleep deprivation.

Concentration and productivity

We’ve all had a moment where we are suddenly daydreaming at work, in class or a sporadic moment during our day. Getting a good night's sleep can help you concentrate more easily and also increases the productivity of your day. Your brain is responsible for your cognition, concentration and performance - when you don’t get enough sleep to fuel your brain’s tank, these functions will burn out.

Physical health

A large part of living a healthy lifestyle is your physical health. Along with eating healthily, drinking water and exercising, sleep is vital to proper functioning. Lack of sleep has been linked to a variety of health related issues like heart disease, obesity, the processing of insulin and natural growth and development. Sleep has a significant impact on the proper function of most body systems - so do what you can to optimize your rest.

Mental health

Sleep can have a big influence on your mental health as well. Along with exhaustion, a lack of sleep has been proven to cause depression and anxiety. In addition to your emotional wellbeing, while your brain sleeps it is preparing to learn and be present the next day. With less sleep, it makes it more difficult to devote mental and emotional energy to even the simplest day-to-day activities. Make sure you get between 6-8 hours a night for optimum functionality and energy.

Improved immune function

The immune system is your body’s firewall against foreign pathogens and viruses. Sleep helps keep your immune system in check and helps protect your body from any illnesses that may come your way. Making sure you get adequate sleep is vital to your body’s health. Coupled with a healthy lifestyle and good sleep you can help maintain a strong immune system and a healthy ecosystem.

Safety

Without proper sleep, you can potentially pose danger to yourself or others, especially if you are operating a motorized vehicle. If you’re overly exhausted there is the potential to fall asleep at the wheel. If you’re not getting enough sleep, be conscious and aware of how it affects your alertness. Know when you are too exhausted to drive in order to keep yourself and others safe.

In life, there are many things that are out of your control, but picking the perfect mattress and pillow is not one of them. When it comes to sleep, it is important to do what you can to give your body the best night’s rest possible. Make sure you invest in a mattress that is comfortable and works for you. Mattresses can vary in shape, size, texture and comfort level and it is important to test them and decide which one will give you the best night of sleep. To complement your mattress, look into purchasing comfortable pillows that provide proper neck support.

At Wholesale Mattress Center, located off Opelika Road, Auburn, Alabama, we work to ensure you receive excellent customer service and find a product that suits you. Finding the right mattress among an abundance of choices might seem overwhelming, but our highly trained professionals will help you, so you don’t have to lose any more sleep over it. Contact us at (334) 821-0558 or drop into the showroom today.

Wholesale Mattress Center is a family owned and operated, local mattress and furniture store that is proud to call the Auburn and Opelika communities home for more than twenty years. Visit our showroom on Opelika Road in Auburn and let us help you discover your next mattress.